Safety pocket



Feb.l5, 1929.

A. J. vOLDEWURTEL SAFETY POCKET Filed Oct. 8, 1927 .my kwnlll llllllnmlllluh Swanton [Il d Ewur'el Anhun I.

Patented Feb. 5, 1929.

UNITEB STAT E1s ANTHONY .T foLnnwUmEL, or' BALTIMoRE, MARYLAND.

misnomer.;

vSAFETY POCKET.

Application ined october s, 1927. semi-y no. 224,930.

The present invention relates to ksafety devices for the pocket vof garments, and the primary `object of the invention is to provide a safety pocket or flap forr garment pocket-s wherein articles disposed in the pock-` ets will be securely held against loss or possible theft, and et allowing for easy access being had to l:tie safety pocket when the wearer desires to remove the article from the pocket. f

A further object of the invention resides inthe provision of a safety pocket'enrbodying an arrangementwhereby the weight' of an article in the` pocket` serves to preventl ready movement of the varticle out of ythe pocket.

A further objectvof the invention` ito provide'adevice of this `characterwhich is constructed entirely `from a sheet of Hexible material, thus not materially reducing the capacity of the usual kgarment pocket with which the device is associated.v

A still further object ofthe invention resides in the provision of asupplemental safety pocket which may be readily applied to ythe usual garment pocket `without"requir ing alteration to the garment pocketfin any manner, and which supplemental pocket will also serve as a reinforcement for vthe usualv garment pocket.

' Other objects and advantages of' the in# nerside of an vordinary garment pocket' shown brokenv away and illustrating the safety pocket arranged within the usual garment pocket, and with a portion offthe safety pocket also broken away for clearly illustrating the position of the locking' sect-ion of the pocket flap.

` Referring to the drawing in detail, and

wherein similar reference characters desigf.

nate corresponding parts throughout`- the several views, the letter A designates a Vfragpocket portion, the same is preferably of a ment-ary portion` of a garment lhaving a pooket B of usual construction and with which the improved vsafety supplemental pocket C vhas been associated.

rThe fragmentary portion of garment has been shown as the rear upper portion of a pair of trousersv so that the pocket B represents a reartrouser pocket. The pocket B is of ordinary construction and embodies inner and outer walls 5 and 6 respectively.y The vupper ends of the walls 5 and 6 are not vjoined for forming an opening or mouth'7 for the pocket through which articles maybe readilyv placed and removed fromj the pocket. "Referring now to the supplemental pocket C and which is adapted to bepositionedwithin Athe usualgarment pocket'B, the same is preferablyformed of a single strip ofV fabric f or other-l suitably flexible material so constructed as to lproduce a pocket portion@l and a flap portion 9, The pocket'v ortion or compartment 8 is lformed by dou ling one end 'of the materialup'on itselfandA Vstitching along the side edges and AbottomV edge as at 10 and 11 respectively, and which stitching as wil-lfbeobse'rved forms a pocket portion having its A'mouth 12 Y opening transf verls'ely of the supplemental pocket toward g therflap portion 9; i i

, Referring now to the ap portion 9 and k"which 'serves as a closure' for the pocket portion 8 vand also as a meansforpreventing articles from `working upwardly out of the width substantially equal to they width of the' pocket portion 8 and of a length greater than the lheight of the pocketportion.L This flap portion 9 embodies major and minor' lHap sections 13 andlt respectively, with the minorv Hap section 14 disposed at the free y'end of the major 'flap section. "The major flap section 13 is yof a length substantially equal to the height ofy the pocket portion k8 and forms a continuation of the .rear'wall 15 of the pocket portion. The front wall 16 of the pocket portion has its upper edge turned inwardly kand stitched as atv 17 for preventing wear along the upper` edge of the pocket'portion'.y The longitudinal edges of the flap portion 9are also turned inwardly and `stitched as at 18 for reinforcing the side edges.' v

The minor flap section 14 and which is Vof i .major Vflap section 13, is of double thickness height substantially less than that of the reinforcing` material and formed by folding the upper end of the material upon itself for the height of the minor flap section and then stitching the flap along the inner and outer edges as at 20 and 21 respectivelyj the row of stitching 20 serving to secure the free end of the material to the flap portion at the upper edge of the major flap section 13 while the row of'stitehing 21 extends along the fold at the upper edge of the flap portion. Extending in angular V-shaped formation across the minor flap section 14C is a reinforcing and stiilening stitching 24 as illustrateS` in Figures 1 and 3, and which stitching extends from the transverse row of stitching 20 to the transverse row of stitching 21. This particular arrangement of the reinforcing stitching 24 aside from serving as a stiffening means for the minor flap section, also `serves in a manner to prevent ready withdrawal of the minor flap section from a 24- aids in retaining the minor flap section in a locked position will be subsequently explained. A sewed fold or tuch 25 is formed t'ansversely of the flap portion 9 at the juncture of the minor and major flap sections, and this sewed fold as will be apparent will serve to normally maintain the ininorriiap `section'in overlying relation with the upper portionl of the major flap section 13. In Figure 1, the minor flap section 14 has been shown in an extended position relative to the major flap section 13 for mor clearly illustrating details of the fold 25.

The supplemental pocket C is preferably of a width substantially equal to the width of the garment pocket B and is preferably inserted into the pocket B with the rear wall 15 of the pocket portion 8 disposed in confronting relation to the inner wallf5 of the lpocket B. After the supplemental pocket has been positioned in the garment pocket B, a row of stitching as at 28 in LFigure 2 is made at a point along the line 29 in Figure 1 for securing the supplementalpocliet within the garment pocket B with the mouth 12 of the supplemental. pocket arranged Vslightly below the mouth 7V of the garment pocket.v Asin usual practice, the garment material extends slightly below the mouth 7 of the poclet so as to conceal the pocket lining, and it is preferred that the supplemental pocket be stitched along the line 29 to that portion of the garment ma-' terial which projects below the mouth of the garmentv pocket.

lVhcn desiring to place an article such as a bill fold in a secure position within the supplemental pocket against loss or possible theft9 the Hap portion 9 is iirst withdrawn and then the article inserted into the pocket portion 8 and after which the flap portion 9 is tucked downwardly into the pocket portion and then the stiffened minor flap section worked under the object as in Figure 2 until the stiifened minor flap section is disposed c t the rear side ofthe object between the lower portion of the object and the rear wall 15 of the pocket portion 8. In this position it will be seen that the weight of the article will hold the minor flap or locking section 13 in position and against being withdrawn from the pocket portion 8 without applying some amount of pull upon the flap portion 13. When 'the locking liap section 14- is in a position between the article and rear wall 15 of the pocket 8, the V- `shaped arrangement of stitching 241 will form shallow V-shaped pockets whichwhen pressed against the rear pocket wall 15 will further aid in pi'feventing movement ofthe locking section Vdownwardly and about the under side of the object being supported in the pocket. lrVhen a'person wearing the garment supplied with the supplement-al pocket desires tovremove the article from the.

poeket,'it is merely necessary to grasp the flap portion 9 when 1t 1s looped above the article and exert sulhcient pull upon the liap to cause the locking section 11i to bewitlnA drawn from beneath the object,andy it will readily be seen that an unauthorized per-ff then looped beneath the pocket portion so that the locking section 14 is disposed between the rear wall of the pocket port-ion at the inner wall 5 of the garment pocket. It will also be seen that whenthe supplemental pocket is secured within the regular garment l pocket7 that two independent compartments are formed, one by the usual garmentpoclzet and one bythe supplemental pocket portion 8.

As av further adaptation of the safety device and as will readily be obvious upon observingFigure 2, the pocket portion 8 may be dispensed with and the flap portion'l) secured to the inner side of the garment pocket as by the stitching 28 so thaty the usual garment pocket will receive the article and the flap 9 serves as a retaining means for the articlev by looping the minor'llap section 1e beneath the article disposed in the usual garment pocket. It will further he apparent that the flap portion 9 may either be secured to the inner wall 5 or the outer wall 6 of the usual garment pocket so that the major llap section 18 may extend at either side of the article to be retained in the garment pocket. In either case, the

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flap section 13 will extend across the upper side of they article being positioned in the pocket. ,A f It will also be apparent that if so desired the front and rear walls 16 and 15 respectively ofthe pocket portion 8 may both be secured at their upper endsto the walls of the garment pocket when it is desirable that two independent pocket compartments are not formed by positioning of the supplemental pocket within the usual garment pocket.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that a novel and improved safety supplemental pocket for use in connection with ordinary garment pockets has been provided, embodying features whereby articles positioned Within the pocket will be securely held against loss and possible theft, and

which device may be readily applied to gar.

ment pockets without alteration of the usual appearance of the pocket, and which supplemental pocket will notreduce the capac-v ity of the garment pocket. It will also be apparent that a novel locking arrangement has been incorporated in the construction of the device whereby the weight of the article serves to retain the flap portion inr a substantially locked positionover the article.

Various changes vmay be made lto Vthe speciiic formof the invention herein shown and described, Vwithout departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the following claims.v

I claim: i

1. A supplemental pocket for garment pockets comprisinga pocket portion lhaving.

an open end, and a` flexible flapr portion extending from the open end of the pocket portion including amajor flap section of a length equal to the height of the pocket portion and a minor yflap section disposed at the free end of the major flap section.

2. A supplemental pocket for garment pockets comprising a .eyxible pocket portion having an open end, and a exible flap portion extending from the open end of vthe pocket portion including a major flap section having an area substantially-equal"to the area of the pocket portion and aV stiffened minor flap section disposed atv the free end` cent one end to one wall of the pocket adjaof the major flap section.

3. A supplemental ypocket for garment poclets comprising a flexible pocketfportionl having an open end, a flexible major iap section extending from the open vend of the pocket portion,` and a locking flap section arranged at the free end of -the major flap section and foldably connected with the major flap section on a line parallel with the open end of the pocket portion.

stantially thicker f 4. As an article of manufacture a supplemental. pocket for garment pockets Vformed from a single strip of fabric having one end doubled upon itself for forming a pocket portion having an open end extending transversely of the strip, a major flap section exvflap section.

f 5. A supplemental pocket for garment having an open end, and a fabric flap portion formed integral with and extending from the 'open end of the pocket port-ion including a. major flap section and a minor flap section having a double ply of the fabric,

said minor flap section having a sevved fold at its connection with the maj or flap section and having a stiifeiiing stitching extending ypockets comprising a fabric pocket portion in f zig-zag formation across the minor section.

U6. In combination with a garment pocket, n

a '.iexible supplemental v pocket including a Y pocket portion `iitting within the. garment pocket and having ain 'open upper end, a flap portion extending fromthe open end of the pocket portion and being of a length greater than the height of the pocket portion, and

means for securing the supplemental pocket against withdrawal from the garment pocket.

. 7. In combination witha garment pocket, a flexible supplemental pocket including a pocket portion fitting within the garment `flexible flap portion extending from the open pocket and having van open upper end, a

end of the pocket portion including a major flap section of a length equal to the length of thepoclret portion and a minor ilap section disposedat the free end ofthe major flap section, and means for securing the supple- 1 mental pocket within vthe garment pocket along a point adjacent the juncture of the flap and vpocket portions.

8. In coinbinationwith a garment pocket having inner and outer walls andi provided with an open upper end. a flap secured adja- 'ANTHONY J.v oLDEwUnTEL. s 

